L. A. Ring (b. Ring 1854, d. Roskilde 1933)
“Huset, der spejler sig. Graavejr ved Gadekæret”. The house that is reflected. Cloudy weather at the village pond. Baldersbrønde. Signed and dated L.A. Ring 1910. Oil on canvas. 20×26 cm.
H. Chr. Christensen, A Catalogue Raisonné of the Works of L.A. Ring, 1910, no. 653.
Exhibited: Kunstforeningen, “L. A. Ring”, 1914 no. 95.
Literature: “Kunst i Privateje”, 1944, vol. I, ill. p. 324. The painting is described here as follows (in Danish): “It is a corner of the village pond, around the width of which he so often found his motifs, a small grey weather atmosphere with damp air and muddy roads along the quiet village pond. It is typical for Ring’s spirit-filled landscape art, of his soulful consideration of the everyday landscape of Zealand. Most often, such small paintings by Ring contain expressions of the most immediate in his perception of the interplay of light and colour, of the richness of mood he found in even the most modest motif. A muddy road, some chopped-down trees and the weather-beaten houses by the village pond gave him the opportunity to display all his artistic strength and great skill” (p. 324).
Provenance: Postmaster R. Gøtsche (1910). Barrister Johannes Kalko (1914). Merchant Thorkild Hansen (1944).
L.A. Ring lived with his family in the village of Baldersbrønde from 1902 to 1914. During this period, he painted several motifs from the village, often variations of the same motifs according to changing weather and seasons.
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Paintings and drawings, 6 December 2023